Choose Honkai Impact 3rd
Choose Honkai Impact 3rd if you want a Free To Play experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. 4,659 Steam reviews back the pick.
Honkai Impact 3rd vs Lunaela
Honkai Impact 3rd and Lunaela both land in Action, Adventure, RPG on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Action, Adventure, RPG on Steam. Honkai Impact 3rd (2021) is 1 year older than Lunaela (2022). Lunaela scores higher on Steam reviews (85.7% positive) than Honkai Impact 3rd (74.3% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Lunaela
Choose Lunaela if you want the Online PvP and PvP side of the pairing. Lunaela launched in 2022.
Both Honkai Impact 3rd and Lunaela sit in Action, Adventure, and RPG on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online Co-op, and Co-op, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Honkai Impact 3rd |  Lunaela | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2021 | 2022 |
| Genres | Action, Adventure, RPG, Free To Play | Action, Adventure, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | 9.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 74.3% positive (4,659 reviews) | 85.7% positive (14 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | COGNOSPHERE PTE. LTD. | Doky |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Adventure, RPG on Steam.
- Honkai Impact 3rd (2021) is 1 year older than Lunaela (2022).
- Lunaela scores higher on Steam reviews (85.7% positive) than Honkai Impact 3rd (74.3% positive).
- Honkai Impact 3rd is free; Lunaela is paid (9.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Honkai Impact 3rd is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; Lunaela has no Deck rating yet.
Honkai Impact 3rd vs Lunaela — FAQ
- Should I play Honkai Impact 3rd or Lunaela first?
- If you want chronology, Honkai Impact 3rd (2021) came out before Lunaela (2022). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Honkai Impact 3rd and Lunaela similar?
- They overlap on Action, Adventure, RPG on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.
- Do both Honkai Impact 3rd and Lunaela have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Honkai Impact 3rd ships Online Co-op, Co-op; Lunaela ships Online Co-op, Co-op.
- Is Honkai Impact 3rd free?
- Yes — Honkai Impact 3rd is a free-to-play Steam title. Lunaela is paid (9.99 USD).